Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 27, REAL ESTATE. Drexel Bonlevard. The owner of the southwast eornee of Drozel Doulovard snd_ Torty-soronth-at., bolng about to romove to Now York, offers it for sala (200x315 foot). Tho houso fu a largo oublo house, twa storias and Fronch roof; has Inrgo dry collar, comploto somorsgo, gas throughout, wolls, rain and artostan woll water, mablo mantols, gratos, and far naco; bath-room, wator-closst, &o,, on first and second storfoay twolro rooms, bosldos bath-rooms, storo.ronms, and entira French roof; hot and cold wator in oaoh room} phate glass, black walnat doors, palated walls, &0, &o. speots and in porfoct ropair; surrounded by forost olms and oaks, aAnd nice lawn} ac~ cossiblo by steam and horso-oars. Will soll houso and barn, with 100 feot of land, or the wholo, as may be de- aired. Torms, X oash, balanco to suit; might take mome first-class proporty in part paymont, Addross DREXEL BOULEVARD, 109 Lake-st., up atalrs, or cll, Grand Auction Sale! Pavilion I’a@y Property. 15 ACRES, Bubdivided into 88 Large and Eli- gible Lots. HIRTY LOTS on Parkway. . ;HIHTT;-IPDUB LOTS, linnxfi front, on Fifty-sixth.st, THIRTY-FOUR LOTS North front on Fifty-alxth. Qomnering ‘on Btawart.av., Horkley and Wallsoo-sts. Fivilian Barkwey 18200 fook wide, magadamizod and gow- boautifally cranmantod ¥ farge Lime: Wator Dipek now boing 1a1d within one block of thaso lois, ioro 1s 0o propariy around. Oblonko thnt wil inoreaso morarapidly fa valan than this, boing onlyn fow bloo wost of tho South Park, on & Uoulovard 200 foot wido, tothe Parky Enclomood, adjoiniug on tho Southy , Parks on tho oants Jako wter an oW IR Tt Mg Hko this ""::é!:;; Sought at lo than 1is valuo wili pay sou woll. aafe Mo P I poand MONDAE AR TERNOON: o eotat Fres Traln will Joavo Dopot of i d Ganal ladixor 8t 3:15 el 3 fect, Abstract furnishod, L L e KLISON, POMEROY & CD., Auctionoors. Wo have for sale, on easy terms, the BEST FIFTY LOTS AT RIDGELAND, Midway botwoen Austin and Oak Patk. Ohoico class of rosideats. Bomo thirty new houses alroady undor con traot for erootlon this sammor, Thoto Ints ato the pick of the place for resldonoo usor, Also, for salo tha BEST THIRTY LOTS At Northwestern Car Works, Allon Lake:st., and the best in tho place for bLusiness purposes. Tho railroad company has docided o push up 1tashops as fast as possiblo, and this proporty is sure to wise rapidly, TURNER & MARSH, 02 WASHINGTON-ST. W™ Wa make a speclalty of Oar Works, Austin, Ridge- fand and Oak Park property. AUCTION SALE. REATL ESTATE ON Drexel By ulevard, CORNER FORTY-FIRST-ST., Thursday Afternoon, May 7, at 2 o’olook, AT OUR BTORE, 8 & 88 RANDOLPH-ST. ti on Droxel Bonlevard, 164 feot front, Wl s prommriy o L lot o GLRTHl foet oo coonss, add 12 502150 foet cach, adjaining on tho south, "This i# the most desirablo corner on the Houlovard, bo- tng only ono Block frum the torminus of STREET OARS, 8524 iocks from Stoain Oare, Onkland Station, Jast ot #ido of city lmits, aud_surrounded by handsomo im- rovemants, aud 8 property that will Incroaso rapidly in anluuaiu;lguu portoot, “Kuil Abstraets furaiahod. announced at timo of sale, ISON, POMEROY & CO., Auot' FOR, SALE OR FOR RENT Desiring to concentrats our business at our actory, cor. of Wost Twonty-second and 'isk-st8,, whero our Dock, Yard, Dry Kilns, 0., are located, wo offer the property ocous pisd by us asthe cor. of Olark and T'wolith- at3,, FOR BALE or FOR RENT; Ono Hun- dred and Soventy-six foot on Olark-st. by One Hundred snd Fifty-four on Twelfth, oovered with substantinl brick buildings, FINE CLOTHING. MENSANDBOYS FINE Clothing. It will pay all buyers to examine our stock. Over $200,000 in_ Sea- sonable Goods, all our own manufacture. In our BOYS’ department we offer many NEW AND TASTEFUL STYLES, And the prices of all arments are fixed at ghe very lowest rates. A FIINB ASSORTMENT OF GOODS T0 MAKE TO ORDER. WILDE, BLUEIT & (0, NORTHWEST OORNER State & Madison-sts. TO RENT. For Rent. Aroom for light wholesale busi- ness, first-class, 24x90: splendid light; only room up one flight; for rent; between Madison and Monroe~ sts., on State. Apply to B, F. NORRIS & CO,, 148 State-st, Wareliouse to Rent Three-stories and basement, situnte on N, W. corner of Cass and Michi- gen-sts,, now occupied by H., W, Rogers, Jr., & Bro, Apply to MATTOCKS & MASON, 523 Wabash-av. TO RENT. The Four-Story and Basement Brick Building, At the sonthoast cornor of Washington and Markot-sts,, formarly ocouplcd by Ficld Benodiot & Co. Wil b ront= od for a torm ff years o asinglo tonant, or divided up tosult. ApplytoG, 8. HUBBARD, Jr., 168 Washing- ton.at, $10 A MONTH LARGH OFFICES In Exchange Building, corner Clark and Washington-sts. TO RENT. The fino basement of Nes. 151 and 163 Dosrborn-st,, 48 264, doubly lighted from front and nlley, GALLUP & PEABODY, 174 Doarborn-at, HOTELS., Highland Park Hotel Tho best Summer Tlotel on tho shores of Lako Mlchl‘mn it now opon for grucats, A mast salubrlous, caol, and Hualih; gL tho Machinory, Bhalting, &c. iy may b plscotarnlies aid” difdron, 100 oot mbove 5o lovel GOBE & PHILLIPS MEY. O Au[meman» for rooms can bo mado at tha Hotcl, or at 128 Dearbora-at., Room No. I, whoro plans ‘of the 2'noon. MISCELLANEOUS. Aprll 5. GHARLES DUFFIELD, Propriotor. Pursuant to the Order of the Conrt in Bankrupley, The undersignod offors for aalo tho stooks of Hats, Caps, Straw Goods, Gloves, Furs, &e., uluuaim“(fl tho Inte firm of GAGE, MALLORY & CO, iz: Dlook at 10and 19¢ Madlson.st,, 17,0003 Stock a% Tiband 172 Hadisonat, 05,000, Sl aiid Vuztures at 00, ' Bids will be rocalvod for tho. pur. ohay 11 of tho abuvo stooks, until 130'olock, f elther or al nnn:&: :'i“fldul’ Nz’ 1, whon bids wili be openod In tho prosdnco of tho biddard, Tho undorslgned rusorvos tho fllhluulw :lcjoul. lll"bltu. gtxfl- "d'd lflvfln ries may be b n to tho undarsigad o Bt bR K, Provisional Asalgnoe, 169 Lasalle-st. Fars Saved from Moths, Bend your Furs to us for safe \ keoping through the summoer montls, 7.8, BARNES & €0, 70 Madison-st, ~ MOVING. Bpring trucks and exporionced Furniture Movers. 125 Miohigan-av., near Madigon.st, CATTEIOLT. tios {8 horeby given that Vandercook & Co, R v an 83 0 autbOrity o cotlyey, dua th VANDERCOOI g ‘i‘;hlc:l’:'?‘xvfll 80, 1874, FIRM CHANGES, A e e e ks CHANGIE OF TITi0T, Cimoaao, N Mr. 3. 8, Tarnor haa vetirad from tha nem ol 1t 1'%, .8 e 2l eithor mowbor Wil SMeh 1he bri e mont. "Tho romaining partnors will eontinne the huslness at 13 Btand, Walor (o mAmo of . Tho d 1n 1 Tumont . TURNKR, . B TUIN it . 1l TURNEGR, DISSOLUTION. The copartnership heretofore existing under the firm bame of Burton & Btovens, in grain commission trado, biaa this day boon dissolved by mutual consont, 1I, Bur. ton will settle all accounts of the firm. HORAOE BURTON, H. Burton wll continuo the commisslon businesa at the ©ld stand, 190 and 102 North Jefforson-st., under tho firm nama of Horace Burton & Co, DISSOLUTION. The parinership of LOW & TOMS, Ornsmontal Plas. torers, 191 and 19 Wost Madisou-st., {s dusolvod by ‘mutus] consont. Tho busiueas will bo gontinucd and ac- ounts cottlod by M, LOW, Ohicago, April 0, 187, DISSOLUTION. . WILILELMS & CO,, 850 Wost PR L TR g 1 (R A arinor. I, 4. DO, thrramanilte paitaee L, WILITIELALS, : RESTAURANT, The Choicest Dinner | THIRTY-FIVE CENTS, At SODWEILZER'S, 148 Clark-gt, OCONOMOWNOC, Tho boautiful summor rotreat; tha prottlos lakes n tho world, and the fincat drivos in tho cauftry, - W OODI, Isnow opon for summer visitors, The most dell location on tho lakes: umdl £F0! nn:::“n.lr;’r?:n!r‘n:.‘ aud clean, comfortablo bods. " A spring of. pure wat Boar the house, Liottor than Hothosda ar Giyrom. © " o8 Gueats rectved during M 7 i otk "ok e el o ok i 61 D. W. BMATT, Oconomowac, Wis, Grand Central Hotel, Michigan-a¥, betwesn Thirteenth and Fonricenth-sts, This Flegant Family Hotol aving been placed under 2n enticely now munagement, is Euw throwd opon to the publio, Kirst-olass ruoms, oF on sulta, can now bo obtaluod, LAKSLEE & CO. J. I WEBER. FURNITURE, EASHIONABLE Fornrrurz, W. W, STRONG FURNITURE CO, 2066 & 268 Wabash-av. BUSINESS CARDS. W.C. WATTS & CO., 21 Brown's Bullding, Tiverpool, Bollalt constgnmonts of Provisiona, Lard, &c,, and sxe- Siite ordora jue tho purchase and sale of ‘same’ for future hipmeont v delivary, ' Advancos made on consignmont snd all information afforded by our frionds, Messrs, Fux Willintu-st,, Now York. TURST&FLANDERS, ARCHITECTB, ‘Washl; i} G e comer D av nd Wash % % ; “SOUVENIR, UVENIR,” THE now Parls Photograph can bo mada on, by K. L. BRAND & 00., Art Btudio, 5116 Wabasiiav, WANTED, First-olass FPaper Hangors no,_nxLGE»n, JONKINS & FAXON'S, 107 Btateeat, “4 \ CHICAGO, FRIDAY, MAY 1, FIRE INSURANCE. 8.3, MOORE, 3,1 MOURE, JKO, J. JANES, INSURANCE. THE AGENCY OF . . MOORE & G0, OFFBERS INDEMNITY UNSURPASSED To Partios Desiring Insurance on DWELLINGS, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, BUILDINGS, MERCHANDISE, LEASES, GRAIN, PROVISIONS, Ana other Proporty linblo to the Porill of Conflagrations., COMPANIES REPRESENTED. HARTFORD TIRE, HARTFORD, CONN. +++.82,400,000 NATIONAL TFIRE, MARTFORD, CONN. FRANKLIN, WHEELING, VA. ASSETS aver.. NORTH BRITISIE AND MER- .8300.000 CANTILE, OF LONDON AND EDINBURGIT. ASSETS (Gold).., 813,000,000 GERMAN-AMERICAN, 119 and 121 LaSalle-st. REMOVALS, HERRING & CO. Have removed their office and warehouse to their factory, cor- ner Fourteenth-st., and Indi- ana-av. HERRING & €O, Corner Fourteenth-st, and Tudiana-av, REMOVATL. THEODOR KARLS, ARCHITECT, TAS8 REMOVED TO Merohants' Building, N, W, Cor. IaSalle and Washington-sts,, Rooms 45 and 46, £ Ploase tako tho Elovator. E. D. SW.AN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, IIan romoved his offico to Room A1 fixohango Building, touthwest corner Clark and Waskington ste, MEETING. REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. The first business gathering of the Real Estato Agents belonging to the Real Estato Exobange, will bo held at 10 o'alock a. m., May 1, at the rooms of tho Exchange on La- Balle.st., known as tho Open Board Rooms; entrance on thealley in the rear of the Cham- ber of Commerce, All Real Estate and Loan Agonts not membera of the Exchange aro requested to bo present and witness the op- erations of the Exchnngo, and all such in good standing are invited to bocomoe mem. bera. By order of the Exccutive Committeo. ‘WILLIAM BOWIERS, Secretary. FINANCIAL. WRENN & BREWSTER, Bankers and Note Brokers, 96 Washington-st. Reaeive Deposits and allow interost. Buy snd 8ell Commerocial Papor. Negotiato Loans on Oollatoral. Jeal in Bonds and Gold. PHOTOGRAPHY. [61 on Parle Francais. GENTIIE The Photographer from Paris, Ias just recoived a patent apparntus for give ing & finish superior to tho *Souvonir,” and at half tho cost, 8. E. oor, State and Washington-sts, LAKE NAVIGATION. GOODRICHS STEAMERS Dally (Sundsys excoptod) for Ttncine and Milwaukeo, hoboygan snil Manltawno, 9, m. Datly (Sundays ox- 2:]“:1:1’)‘[::: Grand Hfevon, Grand Rapids, and Muskegon, Tp e Trieweokly for Manlsioo, Ludingtou, Ht. Josoph, Kuwaunoo, nud Almapoo. Homlewookly for Hsvauaby, Manominae, Groon l’u.v. 'l“l\l;:rlni o, d Douks, fool of Michigan-ay, RS Kupertntondent, ON'S RELIABLE PATENT A it livng ot Kylot hiuting Yags, fur focal taie, aro sokf Ly 1) M'IHH-L-\ wad atatlonees, snd by DIEN. lark at, DENNIHON'S MELCUHANDIRK TANH, LINNINON & G0 G WASHINGTON. Gov. Shepherd’s Testi- mony Before the District Com- mittee. ! A Taint @leam of " Light Thrown on Certain Matters, A Partner of the Governor an Intimate Friend of Kirtland, The Partner Prevailed Upon to Assist in Obtaining a Contract, But Kirtland Fails to Fulfill His Promise of Reward. Correspondence Between Ropresen- tative Farwell and Gov, Shepherd. Kirtland ot Last Oaptared in New York City, The President Defines His Position on the Financial Question. Tinal Passage of the Louisville & Portland Canal Bill, TEE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Specral Disputeh to The Chitcano Tribune, BOMETHING LEAKS OUT. Wasnmiatoy, D, C., April 80.—Tho oft-re- itoratod ngsertion of tho opponsuts of the Dis- trict iuvostigation, that tho Momorialists woro dovoloping nothing ngainst tho integrity of tho Distriot Goveroment or tho Board of Publio Works, is not likely to bo repeated again for some timo. Itis only nocessary to quoto from tho owidonce of Gov. Shephord himsolf, given to-day, toset at roat all dount as to the uttor rottenness of affairs in the District, Mr. Mattingly—Plonso stato tho connaction of tho Board of Public Works and of yoursolf individually, with tho DeGolyer & McClelland contract, Gov. Bhopherd—Thoflrat intimation that T had of the Do Golyer & McClelland contract, I think, was mado to mo by Mr. Huntington, If my memory serves mo right, ho {intradneed Nr,. Chittonden to me. I am not cortain of that point. He snid to mo ono doy in passing down TFifteonth streot (ha wos standing on the steps of the bauk): **What are you doing about con- tracts?” 1 think that was in February, 1872, BaysL: “Wo aro not doing anything i we are Smng tbrough our annual nvestigation, and wo o mnot preyuuo to do anything just now." *Well,” says he, “I Lave ot a friend loro for whom I.want contract, “Well,” I said, * he will bayo to take his chunces with tho othors—put in his proposition and stand on his morits.” I heard nothing furlher about this matter until aftor Mr. Huntington's death, Gov. Cooke cumo to sce me ono day. I suppoeo1t was o couplo_of weaks probably after Ituntington's death, and said that M. Parsons, who way thon Marshul of tho Supremo Court, and an intimate friond of his, hnd been to sco him in 1eforenco to o coutract wuich Mr, Chittendon, ns an agont or partner of o firm in Chicago, was sceling for laying wooden pavement, Ho enid that Mr. Parsons was ucting us atiornoy for Mr. Chittenden, and was anxious that ho should havo a show. 1 told Gov. Cootio that that was o mntter to be de- termined iv the future ; that Mr. Paraons eund Mr, Chittonden would have to put their mattors bofore tho Bourd, and let the case bo dotormined upon its morits es & pavemont. I mot Mr, Par- sond in s oflico Lore ono day. I'went in with Gov, Cooko, and this matter was talked over, and I made tho snme statomont. Some thne aftorward Mr. Parsous with Mr. McClolland came baforo the Board and presented their pavemout, mudo a long arguniont in rogard to its oxcollencos, and quite exbnusted tho subject, and exhaustod tho Bonrd, That was followed up by froquent pros- sures by Mr. Parsons, and Gen, Qarfield spoke to mo about it onco. ~ Ho said that Mr. Pardons Lind omployed him to assist bim in pre aring o brief of tbo argument, or womething of tho kind, and Lo had gomo into - tho pavement protty thoroughly, and was malis- fied that it ‘was a_ good thing. Ono of tho argumonts used, I recolleot, was to tho effoct thut we should giva the Wost & show, and that all our contractors wero Enstorn mon, and they were tho largest paving firm in tho \Vost who wore propared to ‘do thoir work; who had done & vory largo amount of it ; and that thoy should hava an opportunity to put some down Lore. Finelly tho Board met, and after thor- oughly considering tho subjeot, awarded a con- tract to DeGolyer & BeClolland. Tho award was mado by “the full Board end ontored upon the minutes by the Clerk, aud the award wmado out by tho clork of the Bonrd, Mr. Ohit- tenden sald thut it was delivered to him at my privato oflico, which may have boon the cuso, an Troquently lottors wore sont up there for me to eign, and” ho may lave come in and the lotter may bave boen dolivered to him on that day, at my oflice. Tho work bogan. Wheso partles wore ropresentod as boing men of very largo monns, and as mon thoroughly compotont to do their work, ‘They ~‘had mot ono very far before I camo tfo he conclusion that thoir abillty to do the work lad Leen misrcprasonted; “that thoy wero not mon of moaus, as hnd boon stated, nor woro ihoy doing tho ofass of work which wo wanted dope, They finished Ponusylvania ave- nue and Efghth sttect enst Inte in the winter —in the apriug of 1873, I thinl it was. Then wo demuryed to giving thom any mora work, on tho round that tho people wero dissatisfied with Elua pavemont, aud that reprosentations had Loon made as rogards tho houting process, and generslly wore dissatisfled with it.. Wo wore im- portaned u vary preat deal by difforent partics roprosonting this concorn, Lho Govornor thon stuted that among otbiors who importuned bim to allow tho continctors to fio on with their woils were tho ITon. J. R, Doo- ttlo, George I, Chittenden, and the Hon, Churles 1, Farwell. Theso gentlemen wroto him Jettors on tho subject, Tho Governor rosd llml lottors to tho Committeo, togethior with his rephios. M, PARWELL'S LETTUR, boing directly to the point, in givon herewith : Otttcado, Sopt, 9, 1873, My Dean 8in: Mr, McOlolland, of tue firm of Detiolyer & McClelinnd, hus callod upon me, uud roquested mo to go to Wusbington lo seu “you dn regard 1o thelr contract or award for paving 200,000 yarde of tho ironjzed il proceds of paving, Tiis complaint a thut o wan yeruired to pay 5U coulaper yard for this amount § tlint Bu liaw pald $52,000 §u monoy, and given his notea for tho bulatice, aboixt £60,600, aud that rald notew are duto, and colluction s pressod, Mr, O, dosiros that tho wark bo awarded Lim undor {ho award, a0 thot 1o can uy thiosu niotes, or tiut tho notes be returnd to him, Ir, O, does nob claim that eithor you of any womlor of the lioird know anylbing about (oo notew or tho §32,000 I 1uoney, but hu doos sy that o was compolled to account 'fn advanco, at tho viki of 60 centa por yard, for ey yord of paviug wwazded s fiv, 16 sosma fo me Ar, O's ro- 1874. aquest {8 n Just ono, Give him tho work agreed on, or return hiim hin notos, I writo you thin nota thnt fuse tico may bo dono ifm, fealing confidont that, If it In in your powor, that it will Lo dono. T wonld nco you in porson rathor than write you, L I timo to spara, Yours truly, 0. B, FARWELL, RIEPIERD'S NEPLY, Gov. Bhepliord replied ay follows WantnaToN, 1, C., Sopt. 5, 1873, My Dran Bt Thavo your lottor of the 4 nst, rolattye ta cortain atatemonts mndo by Mr, McClelland, of the firm of DeGolyor & McGlollnnd, in regard to ticir contract. for paving in this clty, in which you Atato that they mndo cortain paymonts to outaklo pare Hlea to woatrro the work, Of this mattor tho Board knows nolling, sud can take no cognizance, lind thoy Lkuown that such jobbing was golug on, no contract would hnvo beon Awarded theso partios, As it is, tho work which was dono by them was of such an inforior na- turc, and tho materinl and procoss of hoating 80 e sntlafnctory, that tho Board could not do otherwisa thun stop (hie work, It 14 no uso for them to,whine on nccount of sncht plopyage, 18 wo Tiavo heai vary loiis dent, and did the utmost In'our power to koep thom, I eatnestly hopa that theso parties, if thoy huvo mado any paymnts to outsido jobbers, will recover it by #ult, an X would liko to sea thls cines of cattlo broughit to justics, aud rest assurod that anyibing I can do for yoursslf or friends consistoutly 4t will bo my pleasnro to perform, but I know that you would not ank mo to do anything that I conld not do conaclentiously asn public oficar, Youra vory truly, " ALEXANDER BRETIERD, ‘Vico-Prostdent Toard o Pubiio Works, And yot, notwithstanding the fact that the Governor was satieflod with tho utter worthless- nesg of tho pavoment Imd by DoGolyor & Mo~ Clalland, and ws tho author of thio Abovo Jetios; ho did ronew tho contract after n porsonnl intor viow with Farwell, ln.stln? only a_fow minutes. Tho publis would bo Intorested in knowing what © Tarwoll said ot that inter- viow, It would also lke to know why Mr, Farwell took it for granted that tho Kirtland notos bod boon placed with the Board of Public Works, T'his is n littlo mattor, It FARWELL ¥ORGOT TO MENTION in Lis statement to tho Committeo, & fow weoks ngo. Prooably tho following cxtrnot from Gov. Bnopherd’s ovidencs of to-day will throw somo light upou tho subject. Tho Governor seid: “F will iato that T riover kow of tho oxintoncs of Mr. Kirtlaud or Mr., Calvin Brown, until this teetimony bogan. I will stato fuither that, hearing o weok or fen deys ago inclden- tuly, “tbat my partnor, Col. Mooro, was uequainted with Mr, Kiit'and, I went from hero at tho recess and quostionol him_in rogard to his acqunintanco with My, Kirtlond, He told at that tine that Lo had KNOWN 3R, RINTLAND whilo ho was hero, Thia mattor wns nndoratood ; thet o wus fu tho hauvit of coming mnto the store ; that ho had Leon asquainted with him o long while, aud that he bad spokon to him in re- gard to obtaining a contract, and had mnde him cortuin promises. I . aid to Col, Mooro nt tho timo, “why did’ you mobt wpeak to mo and Jot me” know that theso parties wore mnking you offers.” Ile smd, ** Woll, Inced not. It was my place to say any- thing about it." T anid to hum, then, that I thought e had acted in Lad faith toward me, and that ho.placed mo in an embarrassing posi- tion, and one which I conld not apprecinte. Just at that timo I hoard nothing moro of tho matter g0 far o3 this Kirtland contract was concorned, oxcopt what has baon stated to the Committea by coungel, nnd night before Iast, upon hearing Col. Moore's westimony, Ho oame aud told me what ho had said to the Committeo ; that ho had a writton memorandum mado with these partica. I said to him tbat, whilo it was the most painful thing that bad occurred tomoin lifo, our businoss relationsinp must ceaso, which it did this morning. Q.—Plonso stelo to tho Committes if you cau remember just tho exact convorsation which oceurred botweon you sud Col. Moore at tho timo you called on him during tho recoss ? - A—Isnid (o him, “ Billy, L have heard that ou knew this mnn Kirtlaud.” Snys lio, **Yes, I iun\v him well.” Says I, *“What do you know about him?" Ho said le went on to spoak of his having been in the war from 1862, an oflicer in Scott's 900; that hs was a clover fellow, and & friond of his, and1 said then that he was mixed up in_this Chittendon contract business. Ho said, * Yes, ho is riixed up in it, and ho wantod ma to help him out, and offored to give ma part of the money.” * Woll," anays I, * you did not hinvo anything to do with it, did you." Bays o, * Nothing,” Ilo went on and'made somo gencral statemonts in rogard to it, but there was no ‘point in {v that Improssed mo at the time.” ¥, Quostion—Did hio fell you at that convorsn- tion that Kirtland had at one timo offered him half of tho notes ? Answor—Yos, sir. He told mo that Kirtland Dhad offored bim somo of . tho notes, but ho do- chined to havo anything to do with it. Q.—Did ho say that Kirtland had offered him auy monoy ? A—That I am not positive about. Ho had offered him somo of tho proceeds, but ho said that ho hnd declived to take it. Fo mnid gome- thing to this offoct: that Kirtland bad enid to him that ho was fioing to goll tho notes and put the proceeds to his credit in New York, or somewhora else. Iasked him if he had ever touched the monoy. Ho said ho hnd not. With regard to tho recont VISIT OF THE MYSTERIODS KIRTLAND to thin city, tho following particulars wore learnod from Gov. Shepherd. 4 7 By Mr. Wilson—Gov, Shepherd, I think it is duo to the Chunirman of the Commitics that I should ask you =& question or two in regard fo this matter. You« stato that in & conyeisation when you and Mr. Allison, and Mr. Harrington wero watking along tho avenue tozeiher, you mtimated tohim that " Georgo Alfred “Cownsend bed seen Col. Kirtland m this city. «—Idid not intimato to him, Mr., Harring- ton did, . Q.—~r, Harrington did it in you presonce ? A.—Yes, sir, ixl'sou know that your counsel hnd had & privato intorview at ono of tho hotels in this city with Kirtland ? A.—My counsal told mo so. Q.—Then, if yon desired him and know that the Committee desirod him, why did you not tako somo stops to have him subponasd 7 A.—Simply for this ronson, that it was given mo in confidence by my counsel, I would not ‘break my word for ‘anything. It was .not my business to bring Mr. Kirtland hore, e was summoned by tho opposition. 1o was hore 88 o ‘prosocuting witnoss. Mr. Merrick to Gov, Shopherd—Which of your counsel was it that bad this private interview with Kirtland? . Mr, Mattingly—I bad ik, I have already do- tailed it to the Committoo, MMr., Morrick—Yos, but it has not boon detailed in Publlc. . Mr, Wilson—The Committes is in possession of all tho facts alroady, Mr. Mattingly—I dosire to atato this in this connection, I dou't remomber whother I stated it to the Commitioo .or not. When I saw Mr. Maoro I authorizod him to state to tho Com- nlnlllun that I hed seon him, aud had this intor- view. JOIN R. TENO, Sorgoant-at-Arms, gavo tha following tostimony regarding the offorts to capture Kirtland ? { Chairman—Did tho Chairman of this Gom- mitteo communicato to you at any timo the fact that M, Kirtland had boun scon by George Al- fred Townsond ? A.—Bomo ono did. I cannot say mow that it was tho Chairman, Somo one communicated that fact to me. Q.—Upon that communication being made to you, what did you do? g A.—] sent Jr, Christy, an Assistant Sorgeant, to see Mr, Townsond, and follow up tha lead, -What was tho result of that invostigation? A.—Ilo camo back and #nid that it was anothor man, forget the namo, who looked liko him and was not the man, *, Q.—What “inslruction did I then give you, cithor the dnt'l. that report was made, or the Tollowing day, with' reforonco to what shoutd be dona to rronuro tho nttendanco of Mr, Kirtland in this city? A.—I cannot sny spoelnlly, but yon wnrged mo to work tlio mattor up na sharply as possiblo, Q.—Did I not nsk you to procuro such dotoot~ ive force us you conld find fu this city, olthor in your own omploy or the cmploy of others, aud pursus” Mr. Kirtland bocausa I boliovod ho was hore ? * A.—Yon, sir, you improssed that evor wo had any interviow that you beliovod .{l in tho city, Q.—DId I not atato to you, from day to day, from tha timo that I first gave you this fnforma- Snn. ?umu it wau firat discovered that ho was oro A.—Yos, sir; every day I think, Q.—Did I not, In “addition, Instruot you to sond ono of your oficors to Now Yvrk to amploy a dotective theie aud prooure Mr, Kirtlaud ? A.~—You, sir, Q.—Dld you do 807 - 1 A—Yos, bir, By the Obairman—I desire that sll poople #hoild know that the Chairman of this Commit- 20 fu no way was attompting toconcesl tho fact timo 0 Was il TRibane. $hiat MMr. Kirtland was a necossary witnoss, and that Lio was somowhioro in rench of Bomobody. WILL NOT BE BAORIFICRD. Tho fathor of Col. Maoro, who was brought into puch prominence to-dny « bofors the Invostigating Committeo, this ovoning, in oonverkation with & newapnpor onrmapnndune, atated that his son {8 thoronghly fortified with documentary ovidenco, nnd {s datormined not to bo sncrificed by 8hophord without o nmlrnlm 'ho Coloiiol has intimated to the Committoo that ho dosires to dofend himeolf agniust his late purtner, and 1t is understood that he will bo Riven au opportunity to stato his ¢aso to-morrow morning, TIRTLAND OAPTURFD. It is ofMeially announced this ovening that Kirtland will bo in atiendanco and givo his ovidonco to-morrow, having heon eapturad to- dny in Now York, and is now en routo to this city in‘ohargo of two dotactive ofticors, A MEMANKANLE_GINOUMBTANGE in connection with tho DeColyer & McClelland contrnot business was doveloped this evening. By o caroful oxaminntion of ail the facts, it Lis been aacertained that the Board of Public Works found no fault with tho maunor in which . the firm exccuted tho contract, or the utter worth- lossnoss of tho Samuels prosorving process, un- tl aftor the firat of the notos disconnted by Ira Holmes was allowed to go to proteat. A BECOND COINGIDEOF, Dy another singulnr coincidonco, all this com- Ifl)‘mnt wae for tho timo hushed up, the momont oGolyer & McClolland entistiod tho holder of tho prper, STILL ANOTHER COINCIDENCE, By stitl anothor romarkable colucidenco? tha Board of Publie Works didnotannul tho contract until the sacond batch of notos, nmounting to somo $20,000, hnd boon dishonored by tho con- tractorw, ' About tho timo_DoGolyer died, Jun- king took his placo, and Doolittlo, Chittonden, snd Farwoll woro brought to tho front. WIIAT TARWELL'S INFLUENCE WAS WORTIT, The first two possossed o intluonco, and Mr. Farwoll's lettor wns tronted with disdain, but a poreonal interview botween Charloy aud. the Governor rosulted in the immodiate ronowal of the contract. % [ 7o the Associated Preas A0V, BUEIIEND'S TEBTIMONY, ‘WasumvoToN, Aptil 80.—In the District of Columbin Investigating Committeo this morn- th, Gov. Bhephord wns on the stand and sub- mitted six_lotters. bearing on the DoGolyer & McClollaud contract. It npueared from his ovi- donco that Wallinm G, Mooro, n purtner of Gov. Shophord, without is knowledgo, ntorested himsolf in procuting a contract, and was offorod o portion of tho procoeds of the notos given by Chittendon and Kirtland. The Governor, upen learning the fact, AT ONC. DIGSOLYED 1118 BUBINXED TELATIONS with Moore, which he aunounced in _the morn- ing pupera.’ Tt nlso appented that Mattingly, of counsol for the District, hnd an intorviow with Kirtland. Gov. 8hopherd said Gov. Cookoe cama to him and said that the Lon. R, C. Parsons had o friend who ropresented a Chicago firm who wanted n contract, Witness told the Govornor that (he friend cowtd pnb in o bid, but the awsrd would bo decided upon the merits of tha pavemont, Bubsequently, after I'nrsons had mado an argu= ment bofore tho Board of Publio Works rogard- ing the DaGolyer & McClollan pavemont, Gen. Garilold spoito Lo witness, and snid he wns om- ploved by Parsons to reprosont his (Parsons) interest in the DoGolyor patont. One of the nr- ments mado.by Gon. Garflold was that tho oard of Publio Warks should OIVE THE WEST A BIOW, innemuch as & majority of tue contractors wore ‘Eastorn men, Tho contract was finaily awarded, but the worl not heing dono_satwfactorily, it was stopped. The first intimation that witnoss had that money lad boon paid to securs this contract was by alotler from ox-Senator Deolit- tlo to Gov. Cooko, Aug.10, 73, giving the amount paid, and stating that MeOlolland clnim- ed the coutrnot Led been violated, sud had in- structed him (Doolittlo) to defend the notes if #ued upon, and if notto flio o billto oancol thom, On tho 25th of August, '73, OHITTENDEN WROTE TO BIEPHEND, roferring to tho notes having been put in Doo- littlo's hinuds to defend, and asks Shepherd to oxtend tho contract and avoid trouble, Bhepherd 1oplied that if suit was to bo entered, the Board wonld bo maat wlllilgx to havo the case brought bofore the courts, Un'tho 2d of Boptembor, G, B. Farwell wrote 8hophord, asking that the worl agrocd upon be given to McClelland or the notes returned, ~Shephord replied that the Board knew nothing of tho matter, and ho loped that if theso parties had made any payments to out- side jobbers, thoy would 1ecover it by suit, *In Yoply to & question by Mr. nufihnu, Gov. Buopherd said when ho beard Mooro kuow Kirk land, bie went to him and snid, * Billy, thoy eny you Imow Kirtlnd.” Ho snid, " Yoa; ho ws niy ofticor in Scolt's 900 durlig [ho war,® I unid, ““You didn't {ako any monoy from him 7" o -enid **No,” 1lo #nid that Kirtland Lad offered him part of tho mnotes, but ho hnd declined to have anything to do with thom, He enid Kirttand was® going to put the procaods of tho notes to bis eredit in” New Yorlk, but he had never touchod tho money. Wilnous testified ihat ho had never seon Calvin, Brown, or Kirt- land 10 his knowledgo, and said: *Ono day I was going up to my private ofiico when Col. Moore biniled mo and #nid: *Alecl, Chittonden is Lero. Wo are going to give him & contract. I snid: *I havo nothing to do withit. 1t 1s amat- tor for tho Board to determine,” The caze in now bLeforo tho Bonrd, aud argumonts heve been mado concerning Q.—You had no intimation from auy sourco that Moore was interested in this contract? A.~No, sir; not trom noy source. If I had had, I would have put n)i foot on it very quick. Tho first time I hoard that Moore know Kirtlaud was the moming aftor Chittonden gavo bis testimony beforo this Com- mittee. I had no doubuthore was auy plan bo- twoen these partics. Moorq was. my life-lon; {rieud, and ho was the last man in Eho world thought would tolerate a proposition from Kirt- Iand on account of hia rolutions to mo and my relations to the publio, e THE FINANCES. THE PRESIDENT DEFINES XIS POSITION, New Yonx, April 80.—A dispatch from Wash- ington seya: Allusion bavivg beon mado to Presidont Grant about a compromise flnance measure, that would bo nccoptable to both sides, tho Prosident roplied that ho did not lnow what forco wes In tended to apply to the torm “ compromieo,” unjess it wus an agreement to carry out tho plodges of tho country, . That might bo consid- erod a compromise by thoso who originnlly de- feated every proposition offered during tho discussion in Congress, and by Bo ngreolng ho has rossou to boliove that such legiu- Intion would meot with his approval, It hus beon maid that ho promised in his lnst nnnual messago hoartily to support any measure that Congross might decide upon. e did not intend any such construction to be put upon his laungusge, If he bad nobt made himsolf undorstood, his moro rocent messugo would clear up anything like amblguity, One thing that ho had ondesvored to make plain during his Admiistration has been that ho was for carrying out the solomn plodgas of the Governmont atthe oarliost duy pussible, nud a specic basls, The cstablishment of our curroncy on gold and silyer hud beon up- pormcst in bis‘mind whenever o sont to Con- giess b annuol mossages, Ho had not said what kind of a bill he would npprove. It wus hie earnest hopo that Congrees would disposo of tho ques- tica, Tho redistribution of £25,000,000 of banlk- fng ourzonoy, with £5,000,000 of notes bolonging to brokenbanks and banks in liquidation at the South and Wost, ought to furnish, for the present, all thnt waa usked for, and he had boen assured, since the voto of the Finance bill, that Now England banke woro anxious to roduce thelr cireulation, innsmvoh as the bonds now held for oireuistiomi would bo releanad, and furnish thom with a Iargor curroncy capital for loan than they now huve. Whilo our scemition wore worth ‘in lognl-tendor 14 aud 17 conts sbove pur, and- National Bauking notes woro bound to bo sccured under ex~ fating law at B0 much escrifice- to banking capital, ho did not wonder that tho New Enginnd bunks were anxious to cancel! thelr notes and got thor bonds, In faob this' wug- gestion eamo to him oarly last full, duripg the stringonoy in tho monsy markot, and he thought it-worth culling the attontion of Congrdss to, in his lost message, Binco then ho had: hoard nothing to chango his omnion on this poing, TIHE FINANOK COMMITTEE, = Thae Benato Financo Committeo, at'a,apoolal mectivg to-day, bnd tho Ilouso Gurronocy bill under conslderation, The Committeo sagreod (Heo Xifth L'age.) EART NUMBER | .. CRIME. ABl. b Ho .: bis Tragedy Near Pitts. /&2 burgh, Pa. :l—: NI l«‘lg Z:.I’orsons Murdered, and Thelr K] Bodies Burned, A New Brunswick Woman Hires Her Paramour to Kill Her Hushand, A. Murderer, to Bo Hanged To« Day, Kills His Keepor. Other Criminal Items. Fearful Tragedy Nonr Plttsburgh, Pae Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Prrrssunan, Pa., April 80.—A tragedy which oxcols any heretoforo recorded in this seotion of the Stuto, was brought to light this morning in its horrible and blood-ourdling dotails, 1t is very doubiful if a more cold-blooded and cow- ardly murdor of five innocont porsons has over boen committod, 88 has beon tho case, in this county horotofore, The dastardly villain has mado his oscapo after committing tho foarful deod, . MONEY WAS TIIE ORIECT of the tragedy, and whisky tho damning devil which gave tho strongth. Ono would hardly think that human dopravity conld fall 8o low na lo commit sucha foarful deed ns your core rospondont {s compelled to record, This morning a man camo to Coroner Moe Callin's office; and atated that bis prosence woa roquired in Mifilin Township, Thie is six miles up the Monongaheln river, on the Pitteburgh, Virginia & Charleston Railroad, nour tho City lino. ‘The messenger siated that EIGUT PEREONS HAD BEEN MURDERED, and thelr boules burned. Tho Coroner at’ once repaired to tho rcone of the tragedy, sud vonr corrospondont shortly after followed. ' On renche ing tho scone, thero wero found tho romains of n burned dwelling houwse, the brick walls still standing. ‘ John Hamnott was a woll-to-do farmer, owning soventy-flve acros of Inud vear tho Village of Homestead. His lnnd was valuablo, and 1t wag belioved that hie had ACOUMULATED A GNEAT DEAY, OF MONEY which ho Lnd invested in various bonds snd securities, and it was bolloved that he kept theso in the Liouso in somo secrot placo. His family consisted of Mry. Hamnett, Ida and Emma, aged rospectively 4 and 6 years, and a boy named Robert Siith, aged 12,” Ho 11AD RECENTLY ENGAGED A BWEDE, named Lrnost Love, a8 o farm-hand. Tho Swede soomed to bo & Lurmloss sort of a follow, though nddicted to_drink. On Woduosday night tha fanuly had boen visiting Mr. Ssmuel Wost's, about n mile and a balf awav. During tho time thot Mr. Hamuet was away tho childron wera loft ot homo, and Love wont to the villago, ‘whero ho INDIDED VERY FREELY . of tanglo-foot. About 11 o'clock the family roturnad, aud Love algo camo shortly nfter, and that is tho last soon of him, There can bo no time pluced as to whon the tragedy was commite tod. ~About 3 o'clock Frank Aciierman, & man living near by, was awakened by the glaro of # lurid light, which flashed in through the wine gm: pones, Ho looked out and saw no ono near, ul BAW TIIE NAMNETT DWELLING IN FLAMES, Mo quickly wole o companion, named Charles Bchultz, and tho two repuired at oucs to the scong, On arriving there tho men were fajtly thunderstruck, ‘1ho roof of the house had {silen in, tho well pump and house was on firo, and 8 sickening smell of bodies greoted them. For u time thoy wero fixed, a8 it were, to the spot with horror and amnzement, being powor less to give assistance. Thoy, however, soon after alarmed the noighbors, and thon tho newa spread that THUE ENTIBE UAMNETT FAMILY WAS BURNED TG DEATIH. Had that been all, the tragedy would not have boon so eppalling, As soon au tho fire had died out suflieiently, tho noighbors, preparod for the worst, entorad tho building, T'ho firet body dige covered was that of Mr. John Hamnetl, It was a charred and nlmost unrocognizable mass, Por- tions of i clothing stll olang to his body, showinug that ho had not gone to bed whon tho murder was comnutted. 118 SKULL WAS CRUSHED, a8 if with an axe, and his thront cut. The next discovered wora the remains of the apprentices boy, Robert Smith. They presonted tho thor. oughly-flendish brutishnais of the murderor, and TIE TERRIDLE STRUGOLE THAT THE CIILD MADD for denr life. His feet wore burned off, his shoulder was dislocated, and ono bhend was cut and bruised, His skull was cloven with ahatchot, and then mosbod: to o pulp apparently with a heavy bammer, whilo his throat was gashed in threo placos, THE CAILD IDA wag next found, ‘he little innocont was but 4 years old, thero ouly remnined but a skull burned almost to nlkall,” and the remnants of the ribs and backbone, Tho gl\']ll)hlg skall, howevor, gave tho avidexco, of the drerdful deed. The top was crushed in, but what other injurica woro nflioted upon .ler can never ba told, eavo by tho one who Liold the terrivlo deod in tho secrot coneciousucss of his own heart, RS, HAMNETT'S BODY wag the Iast found. Portions of hor clothing and n hoopslict still clung to her, and sho, tao, prorented nn appearance of ghastly horror. Her thront had been cut, and her skull waa crushod. THE BODY OF EMDIA could not be found. 1t is bolioved hor remaing wore ontiroly consumed in tho flamos. Thero ia ouly ono motive that can be assigned for tha Lutehery, which is robbery. As I bavo stated above, the'man Ernst Love is missing, and sus- picion pointa strongly to him, but whethor ha did commit tho muider rematns to bo doveloped. The country in the yeighborhood and for miles about 18 rearfully oxcited, and in this city the tragedy hiau causicd a profound sensation, It is 6 crimo #o horrible and 8o unparalleled that tha very thought of it sends a cold shuddor through ono's system. The inquest was adjourned tilk to-morrow, in order thas the post~mortem exam= ination may bo mndo. Our detoctives ave one deavaring to work up the case, and potheps thoy may prova successful in ferrating out the-guilty party or purties, 2Torrible Confession of a New Brunse wick Murderor. Datunonst, N, B,, April 80.—Galllen, who mur- dored Duulin In Caroquet, has made o confession. 1o kays ho was incited to tho act vy I'nulin's wife, who importuned him to kill her husband that they ‘might consummate tholr - ason by" marriage, ‘The night be- foro tho murder sho sharpencd a knifo nudfl\\'u It to lim, telling Liim to bo on thelook- out for hor husband when he went to_the woods for rails the noxt day. Ho promiscdto do 8O, and aeeretod tho knife on his person, When ho mot Iauliu n tho woods the noxt day be said, “ Panlin, I am going to kill you,” 1lis victim, on bonded knscs, implored him for timo to con- fons his mius to hig priest, whon he would be willing to bo killed at any time, or would lenve tho country, While Paulin was inthis supplinng attitudo tho prisoner struck himon the head with o stiok, * stunning him, aud flnished his bloody work with an ax. Paulin's dnughter testitled nt the inquest that Lo’ mothor went to Galion's bed one night, andtold bim hor hukbund was agleop in the next room, and thera would bo » good ehanco to kill im, bue that she awnkonod aud warned her father, and provented tho carrying out of the design, A Murderer XKills Eis Icopor. Hupson, N. Y., Apnl 30.—Joe Wallz, the murdorer, who is seutenced to bo hanged at Cacslall to-morrow, Iilled his keepor, Choncles Lpnut, in hin cell at 8 o'clook this afternoon by atrikivg bim on the head with a piece of iron, smasinng in bis wkull.Duting tho past ook, Oilicors Ernst has guarded Waltg inYu(s coll in ordor that ho should commit no injury to him- wolfy Tho murder to-day bad Leon com- mitted * gomo time bofore It was dige covered, Qeorge Olney, with a reporter, (Soo Elabith Paxo.d ' '